A Conway man driving a car with a fictitious license plate tab was charged with multiple crimes after he attempted to flee from Conway police officers.
An officer patrolling the area of Donaghey and Bruce Street arund midnight Thursday observed a car with a fictitious license plate tab. When the officer tried to conduct a traffic stop with his lights and siren, the driver did not stop and continued to drive on Donaghey.
The officer noted that the car was not driving erratically, but it would not stop. Other units were called in, and they followed the car as it turned on Ash Street. The car pulled into a driveway, and another police car pulled up onto the grass next the car. The officer said he was unable to brake, and the police car bumped the man's car on the driver's side.
Police gave commands for the driver to exit the vehicle, but he did not comply. Officers noted that it was difficult to remove the driver from the car because of his size, so they grabbed him by his sweatshirt and dragged him out. At that point, he was given commands to show his hands so that he could be taken into custody, but he did not comply.
Officers were unable to take the man to the ground, so one officer deployed his taser. The man fell to the ground. Police were able to get one hand in handcuffs, but the man was unwilling to supply the other hand. An officer struck the man on the back of the head, which caused him to surrender his other hand.
When asked why he did not stop, the man said he did not see the officer's car. He then said he did not flee, he only failed to yield. He said he was just trying to get home and he should be issued a citation and let go instead of being arrested. He later admitted that he did not stop for the patrol car, but he did not run. He also refused to submit to a blood alcohol content test.
The man was charged with fictitious tags, DWI, refusal to submit to a chemical test, driving with a suspended license, refusal to submit to arrest and fleeing in a vehicle.
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Clearly he just wanted to go home and collect some extra TP before his trip to jail.
Say what?
How was it the officers recognized the vehicle had fictitious tags? Plates cannot be run without probable cause. This article would have me believe the driver of the vehicle committed no moving violations that would warrant such a search ("The officer noted that the car was not driving erratically"). Why was the officer's vehicle unable to brake? Was it *really* necessary to TASER the man and then strike him in the back of the head??? I understand fictitious plates are illegal but that's also a non-violent offense, and a fairly common one for people struggling to make ends meet. The treatment this "criminal" received does not make me feel safer as a citizen. What if I forget to update my tags, or pay my property taxes? Can the Conway PD wreck into my vehicle, tase me, and strike me?
Probable cause? What's that?
Not to get anyone too paranoid. . . but about 85% of US police departments are planning to acquire automatic license plate readers. These are basically cameras that can be installed at busy intersections or anywhere else there's traffic. . . they automatically photograph and read license plate numbers, and forward the data to a central database. And in most states there's no limit on what the police can do with the data, or how long they can store it. Basically, we can look forward to having our tags run at any time, anywhere. So I recommend you not forget to update. . .
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/01/14/automatic_license_pla...
My understanding is Conway PD
My understanding is Conway PD has at least one vehicle with this system mounted in it.
lol ooopppsss 2
lol ooopppsss 2 late.....conway already has cams at intersections....lol
Yes It Was
Was it *really* necessary to TASER the man and then strike him in the back of the head???
he was given commands to show his hands so that he could be taken into custody, but he did not comply.
Tazered
The Police were able to get one hand in handcuffs, but the man was unwilling to supply the other hand. An officer struck the man on the back of the head, which caused him to surrender his other hand.
SEE Problem Solved
What part of Rodney King do you not understand?
Not to mention
suspended license, false tags, possible DWI and I bet no insurane unless had a bank loan still on the car.
But these "Nice Guys" do this all the time if the cops can't even stop people from driving that are not allowed, how on earth do they think they will ever stop people from having a gun if they want one.
to answer your question
"Can the Conway PD wreck into my vehicle, tase me, and strike me?"
if you
1) have fictitious tags
2) fail to stop when CPD attempts to pull you over
3) resist arrest
then
Yes, they can wreck into your vehicle, tase you, and strike you.
So, I would advise doing only 1 of the above at the MOST, but definitely not all 3.
This has been a public service announcement from someone WITH a clue.
Sound advice
He's just angry because he ran out of toilet paper.
Hmm
"How was it the officers recognized the vehicle had fictitious tags? Plates cannot be run without probable cause."
Where does it say he even ran the plates? If the guy had done something like cutting out a rectangular piece of red construction paper, scribbling a '13' on it with a black marker, and then taping it to his license plate it doesn't take a run of the plates to know it fictitious.
I heard
It's because the plate read
BOOSTAH.